Dawson City

Also known as City of Dawson, Dawson, Yukon, Dawson City, YT, Dawson

town in Yukon Territory, Canada

Key facts

Country: Canada
Territory: Yukon
Named after: George Mercer Dawson
Mayor: Stephen Johnson
Total: 32.45 km (12.53 sq mi)
Elevation: 370 m (1,210 ft)
Density: 42.4/km (110/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−07:00 ( MST )
Canadian postal code: Y 0B 1G0
Nts map: 116B3 Dawson
Gnbc code: KAHFT
Climate: Dfc
Website: Official website
Type: Cultural
Criteria: iii, iv
Designated: 2023 (45th session )
Part of: Tr’ondëk-Klondike
Reference no: 1564-006

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Official website

City of Dawson - Home

Dawson City, cultural capital of the Yukon, is home of the Klondike Gold Rush and the heart of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Territory; we’re proud of our mining heritage and First Nations roots that run millennia deep.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: The City of Dawson
Country: Canada
Located in: Yukon
Official language: English language
Population: 1327
Area: 32.45
Elevation: 370
Time zone: UTC−07:00
Body of water: Klondike River
Shares border with: Arctic Ocean
Founded by: Joseph Ladue
Official website: www.cityofdawson.ca
Image: Dawson Yukon June 07.jpg

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native label: Dawson City
Commons category: Dawson City
topic's main category: Category:Dawson City
Commons gallery: Dawson City, Yukon
inception: 1896-00-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category of associated people: Category:People from Dawson City

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Encyclopedic overview

Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dawson City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.